He described the results as being some of the highest‐grade results reported from any brine project in Argentina to date.

Further samples taken to the end of the hole also reported heavy brines with high specific gravity values ~1.20 and conductivities >200 mS/cm. Further double packer tests will be undertaken following downhole geophysics which is currently underway.

“The confirmation of high grades in excess of 900 mg/l Li with low impurities indicates that Pata Pila has the potential to be one of the highest‐grade lithium brine projects in the world and we are confident that Galan has the potential to increase its lithium resource inventory beyond Candelas.”

The Pata Pila licence covers a large alluvial fan adjacent to Livent Corporation’s tenure covering the western margin of the Hombre Muerto salar.